Arthroscopy is a surgical technique that involves the introduction of a small circular lens (2.0 to 6.0 mm in diameter) into a joint for the purpose of inspection and possible treatment. The arthroscope is an elongated tube possessing a series of lenses that allow for the magnification of structures within the joint.
Traumatic injuries also include damage to or destruction of. personal appliances, such as eyeglasses or hearing aids, when a personal injury. requiring medical services occurred. An occupational disease or illness is a condition produced by the work environment.
The overall human, social, and financial toll of traumatic occupational. injury is enormous, rivaling the burden imposed by such health threats as cancer and cardiovascu-. lar disease. A key part of implementing NORA was the formation of partnership teams to assist in the develop-.